The PocketGamer.biz week that was: 3DS nears 1 million in UK, Nokia going nowhere, and the battle for China heats up

At the start of this week, Microsoft's COO for China, Michel van der Bel, told the world that Windows Phone had edged ahead of Apple in the Chinese smartphone market - despite having only entered the region two months ago.

"We've only just begun," van der Bel said.

Two days later, figures from Woori Investment and Securities Co. torpedoed his boast, suggesting that Apple's share of the market was almost three times the size of Windows Phone's.

Market share is difficult to determine, particularly in China, and research firms and ad networks throw up contrasting assessments every week. But while individually such assessments can be misleading, taken together they can provide insight into overall industry trends, or of a gathering consensus.

To the end, we present you with our condensed overview of the industry happenings of the last seven days.